Halloween (1978) Reviews & Ratings
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Halloween reviews
Halloween holds a 7.6/10 average from 6,372 TMDB ratings.
Once upon a time, during a long ago (but certainly not forgotten) era, a horror film's radio trailer would feature the chilling voice-over of a male commentator, whom, after presenting a teaser synopsis for the slasher film's plot (over intimations of both sound and speech from the movie of course), would conclude the radio spot with the following words: 'Coming soon to a theater near you.' And, 'Rated R. Under 17 n…
— Cat Ellington
_Halloween's_ a classic movie. No doubt about it. One of the seminal films of the slasher genre, and a more-than-worthy inclusion to any Halloween season horror movie marathon. But I think people give it a reputation in terms of quality that it doesn't fully deserve. The opening ten minutes, and the closing ten minutes, are both **brilliant**. But everything in between? It's kind of... Somehow, both boring and annoy…
— Gimly (6/10)
_**The Boogeyman cometh**_ A soulless killer, Michael Myers, escapes from the asylum and returns to the Illinois town where he murdered his sister 15 years earlier to wreak havoc on Halloween night. Donald Pleasence is on hand as Myers’ seriously concerned doctor. John Carpenter’s “Halloween” (1978) is hailed as the progenitor and blueprint for the slasher craze of the 80s with staples like the unstoppable masked ki…
— Wuchak (6/10)
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween Night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois to kill again.
Movies like Halloween
If you enjoyed Halloween, these movies have a similar feel:
- Halloween II (1981)
- Halloween (2007)
- Trick (2019)
- Haunt (2019)
- Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
- Scream (1996)
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003)
- Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
- Night of the Reaper (2025)
- Halloween Kills (2021)
- House of 1000 Corpses (2003)
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